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Sputum smear non-conversion among adult persons with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis in rural eastern Uganda
RATIONALE: Failure to convert sputum at two months of treatment among persons with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis (BC-PTB) indicates poor response to treatment but data are limited on its assessment. OBJECTIVE: We determined the frequency and factors associated with sputum smear...
Autores principales: | Izudi, Jonathan, Tamwesigire, Imelda K., Bajunirwe, Francis |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7283142/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32529053 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jctube.2020.100168 |
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